Venetian Games
2023 details subject to change
Kling tennis Tournament
Qualifiers:
Friday, July 14, 2023
Finals:
Thursday, July 20, 2023
9 am - end
$10 / person / event
Registration now open!
REGISTER BY JULY 12, 2023
Tournaments include both singles and doubles play.
Manager: Joy Price
Email: joyaprice1@gmail.com
Nick Kling memorial youth tennis clinic
Monday, July 17, 2023
open to ages 6-17
Free of charge!
Registration On-site
Nick Kling Memorial Youth Tennis Clinic is free of charge and open to youth between 6 and 17 years of age.
Clinics will begin at 9 am at the Shanahan Field Stroud Courts divided by age:
6 – 9 year-olds @ 9:00 am
10 – 12 year-olds @ 10:00 am
13 – 17 year-olds @ 11:00 am
Manager: Larry Letwin
Phone: 517.243.5559
volleyball
Saturday, July 15, 2023
12 pm - End
$90 per team
Registration Open soon!
Beach Volleyball takes place in Ferry Beach Courts during AquaPalooza. Teams include 8 co-ed players; 6 on the court and up to 2 alternates.
Manager: Audra Randall
Email: rocker23@icloud.com
3-on-3 basketball
Sunday, July 16, 2023
9 am - end
$80 per team
Registration open soon!
3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments take place at Ferry Beach. Teams include 4 players; 3 on the court and 1 alternate.
Games Manager: Anthony Troshak
Email: atroshak23@gmail.com
Bingo!
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
12 pm - 2:30 pm
free for all ages!
No pre-registration required
Bingo is held in the East Garden Room at Castle Farms, and features tough competition with seasoned Seniors from American House.
Games Manager: American House
Email: charlevoix@americanhouse.com
Phone: 231.547.2599
3-Club Golf Tournament
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
1 pm - end
$12/Youth • $25/Adult
Registration Open soon!
Join the 3-Club Golf Tournament at the Charlevoix Municipal Course!
Registration fees includes both the tournament fees and all green fees.
This is a straight up tournament with no handicaps. Players pick any three clubs and a putter to carry onto the course.
There are prizes for the top two finishers in each category:
- Youth (ages 12-17)
- Adult Men
- Adult Women
- Sr. Women (60 and Over)
- Sr. Men (60 and Over)
Email: deanod@charter.net
Phone: 231.349.0534
Cornetian
Saturday, July 15, 2023
12 pm - End
$20 per person
REGISTRATION ON-SITE
10 am // 7.15.23 // ferry beach
The Cornetian CornToss Tourney takes place during AquaPalooza at Ferry Beach the first Saturday of Venetian. Two-person team with multiple courts available.
Games Manager: Boogie Carlson & Jill Erskine
Phone: 231.675.4561 (BC); 231.675.1326 (JE)
Cottage croquet
Monday, July 17, 2023
1:30 pm - 4 pm
Free for all ages!
registration on-site
1:30 pm // 7.17.23 // east park
Join us in East Park for the Cottage Croquet tournament! Open to all ages.
Games Manager: Brenda Bryan & Jan Kalbfell
Phone: 231.590.4541
Email: brendabryan4@gmail.com
disc golf doubles
Sunday, July 16, 2023
11 am - end
$40 per Rec team
$60 per Advanced Team
Registration on-site
10 am // 7.16.23 // mt. mcsauba
Disc Golf Doubles takes place on the Mt. McSauba Disc Golf course. Must bring your own partner. Competition is based on best shot doubles. Recreational & Advanced divisions available!
Games Managers: Katie & Spencer Bryan
Email: spencer@patobrien.com
Phone: 231.330.1356
sailing • Jr Regatta
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
10:30 am - end
$50 per person
registration now open!
The Junior event will take place at Depot Beach. Registration is from 9 am – 10 am, with a Skipper’s meeting beginning at 10 am. Boat launch & race begins at 10:30 am.
Games Manager: Stan Carrol with Sail Charlevoix
Phone: 240.876.5204
Email: skicarrol@aol.com
sailing • regatta
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
5:30 pm - dusk
open to current Charlevoix yacht club members
You can see the racers from Ferry Beach and along Lake Charlevoix starting at 5:30 pm and goes til dusk.
3-on-3 soccer
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
5:30 pm - end
$50 per team
Registration open soon!
3-on-3 soccer begins on Tuesday, July 18th, with finals on Wednesday, July 19th if there is a need to carry over to the next day. Teams include 4 players; 3 on the field, and 1 alternate.
Games Manager: Glenn Wachler
foot races
Saturday, July 22, 2023
9 am - 10:15 am
$25 per person
Registration now open!
Jeff Drenth Memorial Foot Races is an event in memory of Charlevoix’s finest distance runner, featuring a 5k, 10k, and Family Mile.
Games Manager: Matt Peterson
Email: petersonmatt1965@gmail.com
Phone: 231.675.1746
PeAches 'n cream corn toss tourney
Friday, july 21, 2023
1:30 pm
$20 per team
Registration on-site
12 noon // bridge park
Friday afternoon hosts the downtown block party and this year the Peaches ‘n Cream tournament will be held in Bridge Park.
Games Manager: Anthony Troshak
Email: atroshak23@gmail.com
Ryan shay mile
Saturday, July 22, 2023
10:30 am - 11 am
by invitation only
Starting at the intersection of US-31 and M-66 and finishing near Park Avenue in downtown Charlevoix, the Ryan Shay Mile is an all-out run that features top male and female runners, by invitation only, and offers prizes as high as $1,000 for first place in both the Men’s & Women’s leagues.
The event, going on its fourth year in 2023, is in memorial of Shay, a Central Lake High School alumnus and Olympic prospect who died in 2007 while completing a race.